Soccer Recap: Saline Wins High-Profile Match Against Athens

Hornets

Previous 5 Games

06/11/25 vs Athens	1-0
06/05/25 vs Salem	4-0
06/03/25 vs Grosse Pointe South	8-0
05/30/25 vs Huron	4-0
05/28/25 vs Skyline	2-0

Saline faced Athens in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Hornets' defense stepped up to hand the Red Hawks a 1-0 shutout. Saline's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five matchups.

Saline pushed their record up to 20-0-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three contests. As for Athens, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 14-3-2.

As of now, neither Saline nor the Red Hawks have any future games scheduled.